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Turning point · The Great War, 1914–1918
The blank cheque
5-6 Jul 1914 — At Potsdam, Kaiser Wilhelm II promises Austria-Hungary unconditional support against Serbia, then leaves on a yachting holiday. The empire that could have braked chooses to accelerate.
This is one scene of Chapter 1 — The Powder Keg in The Great War, 1914–1918.
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